We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the great classic baseball card sets, 1988 Topps. We're going through all 792 cards one by one, posting bits about what makes the card awesome and cool stats about the player or team featured on the card. We're also posting the 1988 Topps Traded set!

Friday, April 11, 2008

#348 Jim Eisenreich

Why this card is awesome: Because what a great pickup off the waiver wire for Kansas City! Eisenreich had some well-documented challenges to overcome and he did just that, becoming a good player for the Royals and a member of World Series teams with Philadelphia in 1993 and Florida in 1997.

Cool stat: Eisenreich was a good hitter and a smart player. For non-active guys since 1950, Eisenreich makes the top 15 for fewest times caught stealing with a minimum of 100 successful stolen bases. Interesting to see Pokey Reese at the top there. Although I know he was a fan favorite in both Cincinnati and Boston, I never thought of Reese as particular good at any baseball skill.